SOAS Research Online

Authored Books

Farzad, Narguess (2010) Complete Persian (Modern Persian/Farsi): Teach Yourself, Level 4. London, UK: Teach Yourself, Hodder Education. (Teach Yourself)

Farzad, Narguess and Shapcott, Jo (2009) Poems: Farzaneh Khojandi = Farzona Khūjandi Ash'or. London, UK: Enitharmon Press, 0-35.

Book Chapters

Farzad, Narguess (2021) 'Foreword to Rumi's Book of Wisdom.' In: Mafi, Maryam, (ed.), Rumi's Book of Wisdom. Charlottesville, VA, 22906, USA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, vii-xvii.

Farzad, Narguess (2019) '‘A Cup, Nectar Brimmed: The Enduring Appeal of Persian Poetry’.' In: Ardalan, Ziba and Wire, Helen, (eds.), The Spark Is You. London, UK: Parasol Unit- Foundation for Contemporary Art, pp. 22-30.

Farzad, Narguess (2019) 'Hafiz and the Challenges of Translating Persian Poetry into English.' In: Schwepcke, Barbara and Swainson, Bill, (eds.), A New Divan: A Lyrical Dialogue between East and West. London: Gingko, pp. 132-140.

Mafi, Maryam and Farzad, Narguess (2018) 'Foreword to The Rumi Book of 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight and Inform.' In: The Rumi Book of 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight and Inform. Charlottesville, VA, 22906, USA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, xiii-xxii.

Farzad, Narguess (2017) 'Foreword : A Little Book of Mystical Secrets: Rumi, Shams of Tabriz, and the Path of Ecstasy.' In: Mafi, Maryam, (ed.), A Little Book of Mystical Secrets: Rumi, Shams of Tabriz, and the Path of Ecstasy. Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 8-14?.

Farzad, Narguess (2013) 'Introduction : Rumi’s Little Book of Life: The Garden of the Soul, the Heart and the Spirit.' In: Mafi, Maryam, (ed.), Rumi's Little Book of Life The Garden of the Soul, the Heart, and the Spirit. Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA: Red Wheel / Weiser.

Journal Article

Farzad, Narguess (2008) 'Qeysar Aminpur and the Persian Poetry of Sacred Defence.' British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 34 (3). pp. 351-374.

Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs

Farzad, Narguess (2013) The Islamic Golden Age: Essays On Rabia Balkhi and Mahsati Gandjavi. BBC Radio 3- The Essay [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Audios

Farzad, Narguess (2019) The Decade that Invented the Future: The 1970s "The impact of the 1979 revolution in Iran". BBC. [Audio]

Farzad, Narguess (2014) Islamic Golden Age: Mowlana Jalal ad-Din Balkhi, Rumi : BBC Radio 3, The Essay. BBC. [Audio]

Farzad, Narguess (2012) Shakespeare Around the Globe, Episode 2/5: Narguess Farzad, explores the continuing hold Shakespeare has in Iran and the Persian speaking world. BBC. [Audio]

Farzad, Narguess (2010) The Great Palace of Verse. BBC. [Audio]